The Cave with Downcast Graying

#10450d RGB(16,69,13)

About this color

The Cave with Downcast Graying is rendered by screens as RGB(16, 69, 13) — a dark, vivid green hue.

#10450dRGB(16, 69, 13)

HSL 117° · 68% saturation · 16% lightness

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Psychology

Dark greens evoke dense forests, institution and permanence — think library walls, old maps, and military insignia.

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History

Scheele's Green, an arsenic-based pigment popular in Victorian wallpaper and clothing, is now understood to have caused widespread harm — a cautionary chapter in colour history.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep green is most at home as a background for light-coloured text, as a deep accent stripe, or as an anchoring tone in dark-mode interfaces. It pairs naturally with off-whites, warm creams, and metallic highlights.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, for a natural palette, combine this green with terracotta, ochre, and warm cream. For a bolder approach, its complement — a warm red-magenta — creates immediate impact.

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Color formats

Name
The Cave with Downcast Graying
HEX
#10450d
RGB
rgb(16,69,13)
RGB%
rgb(6.3%,27.1%,5.1%)
HSL
hsl(117,68%,16%)
HSV
hsv(117,81%,27%)
CMYK
cmyk(77,0,81,73)
LAB
lab(25,-29,27)
LCH
lch(25,40,137)
sRGB
(0.063,0.271,0.051)
HEX8
#10450dff
CSS Name
Decimal
016069013

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Color info

Lightness
16%
Saturation
68%
Hue
117°
Chroma
40
Temperature
WarmCool
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